Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Free teach-in for Earth democracy

By
Anastasia Chipelski
Internationally renowned eco-feminist, philosopher, and activist Vandana Shiva will be paying a visit to Winnipeg this weekend, and while her ticketed event is now sold out, local organizers have arranged an alternate, free live-streamed...
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Classical rock stars

By
Anastasia Chipelski
This weekend’s pairing between the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) and four well-known local bands is both innovative and a slight refinement of past collaborations. The Manitoba Rocks! series runs from March 28-30, and features Royal...
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Winnipeg’s got a new booking agent

By
Lukas Thiessen
He started promoting local music shows in Winnipeg when he was 15 years old. Seven years later he founded his own company to keep great music appearing on stage here. David Schellenberg established Harmony Mansion...
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Forum’s got fleas!

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Lukas Thiessen
The folks who run Forum Art Centre (FAC) have the organization busy most days of the year. Due to their status as a registered charity, they are using one of their few free weekends...
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O(h) NO! It’s music festival time!

By
Evan Hoskins
With the 2014 JUNO Awards on the doorstep it is time to brace for the gauntlet of outstanding musicians playing shows throughout Winnipeg. While the JUNOs themselves are a great Canadian event, JUNO weekend...
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A modern Stein salon

By
Katy MacKinnon
What do you get when you combine soothing music, charming hosts, stimulating conversation, and paintbrushes? Asked this question in the 1920s, one might have answered Gertrude Stein’s salon, which, consequently, was an inspiration for...
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Performing unpublished pages

By
Lukas Thiessen
There is always time for more hard work. In the midst of her third year as a PhD student in the department of English, film, and theatre at the University of Manitoba, Kendra Magnus-Johnston...

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